baltimore and ohio railroad

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Definition of baltimore and ohio railroad in English English dictionary

First steam-operated railway in the U.S. to be chartered as a common carrier of freight and passengers (1827). The B&O was established by Baltimore merchants to foster trade with the West. By 1852 the railroad extended to Wheeling, Va. (now W.V.), and in the next two decades it reached Chicago, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo. The B&O's long-distance passenger trains were discontinued in 1971 after Amtrak was established. Many of B&O's operations were assumed by the CSX Corp. in 1980

Hyphenation

Bal·ti·more and Ohi·o rail·road

Turkish pronunciation

bôltımôr ınd ōhayō reylrōd

Pronunciation

/ˈbôltəˌmôr ənd ōˈhīō ˈrālˌrōd/ /ˈbɔːltəˌmɔːr ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈreɪlˌroʊd/